Don’t call it a comeback!
Actually, do. Because it was a flippin’ phenomenal one.
Canada led Romania 15-0 when the Oaks found a bit more bark and hit back.
Skipper Mihai Macovei was the man who led the revival as he finished off some terrific line-out play to reduce the gap before Florin Vlaicu added the extras.
You’d have still backed Canada to hold on for the win but nobody told that to Macovei who benefited from Romania’s one man advantage due to Jebb Sinclair’s yellow card when he crossed for his second, Vlaicu again converting.
A tense end to the game was on the cards and it was the underdogs who held their nerve the better as Vlaicu slotted over a penalty with just three minutes on the clock to give Romania the win.
